Advocacy at the Forefront of SCI
By W. Laird Hamberlin, CEO of SCI and SCIF I can assure all members that SCI is in great financial condition, and that we are budgeting for growth. SCI has been growing steadily for the past few years and there are no plans to slack off now. It’s pedal-to-the-metal time because SCI must grow if it is to help save hunting for future generations.
Safari Club International and the Professional Hunter’s Association of South Africa Announce Partnership
[Washington, D.C./Pretoria] Safari Club International (SCI) and the Professional Hunter’s Association of South Africa (PHASA) are pleased to announce a landmark collaborative agreement between the organizations. The objectives of the collaboration between SCI and PHASA include: With an aligned vision on these goals, this partnership sets the stage for enhanced cooperation on several mutual interest
Women Go Hunting: From Tagging Along to Stalking the Black Death
Growing up I would tag along with my dad when he went hunting. I loved spending time outdoors, seeing wildlife, and spending time with family. I was a good spotter when I would go, but never actually hunted. Seven years ago, I met my husband. Again, I tagged along on his hunts until he asked if
Conservation Leaders Move to Defend U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Decision on Gray Wolves
Safari Club International (SCI), Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation, and Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation moved to intervene in two cases where anti-hunting groups are challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) decision to deny petitions to return gray wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains States to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) lists. The Northern Rocky Mountains
SCI To Open Business Offices In San Antonio
By John McLaurin, SCI President "This is much more than merely a geographic relocation of operations. It is a necessary part of long-range strategies that are intended to keep SCI at the forefront of protecting the freedom to hunt and promoting sustainable use of wildlife conservation worldwide." Safari Club International currently is making more progress on more fronts than ever before in its history. One example is moving the business offices from Tucson, Arizona, to San Antonio, Texas.
North To Greenland
Muskoxen, Ptarmigan and Ice-Fishing on the Arctic Circle Originally published in the March/April 2024 issue of Safari Magazine. By Bob Newland I stepped from the warm cabin of the aircraft. The frigid temperature hit me in the face like a sheet of ice. My breath created a cloud so thick in front of my face
Women Go Hunting: A Heart-Racing, Deer-Chasing, Night of Endless Celebration
I never hunted for myself until I was 34 years old, even though as a child, I walked along with my dad and sat with him when he bowhunted near our home. In 2010, my husband, Peter, got the idea that we should take up bowhunting together to learn something new and engage in a
SCI Submits Comments in Opposition to Draft BIDEH Policy
SCI stands First for Hunters in protecting public hunting opportunities and the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. In serving this role, SCI submitted comments in opposition to a draft U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service policy that risks closing hunting opportunities on the National Wildlife Refuge System and reducing the ability of States to properly
Safari Club International Celebrates Bipartisan Pro-Hunting Bills, Urges Senate to Approve
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Safari Club International (SCI) commends the House of Representatives for passing three pieces of pro-hunting, pro-conservation legislation on a bipartisan basis: the Trust the Science Act (H.R. 764), Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act (H.R. 615), and the Western Economic Security Today Act (H.R. 3397). SCI would like to thank House Natural Resources Committee Chairman and 2021
Salvation is in the Details
By W. Laird Hamberlin, CEO of SCI and SCIF The future of hunting is now, and it is us. What we do or don’t do right now will shape what hunting looks like in the years to come. I am confident that we will prevail, but not without a lot of hard work, ample funding and perhaps even a dose of plain old good luck.